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полумрак — meaning in English

polumrak

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English meaning

  • shadow noun A dark shape cast on a surface when something blocks light.
  • twilight noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.

Senses

полумрак is used for these senses in English:

  • half-light The soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk.
  • semidarkness Partial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
  • shadow Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
  • twilight Any faint light through which something is seen.

shadow — full definition

  1. noun A dark shape cast on a surface when something blocks light.
  2. noun A person who secretly follows or closely monitors another.
  3. verb To follow and observe someone closely, often to learn their job.
  4. adjective Operating informally or unofficially while acting like a real authority.

twilight — full definition

  1. noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.
  2. noun A fading or declining stage of something.
  3. adj Dim, faint, or suggestive of twilight.
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